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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2018
Applicant:
Arthrex, Inc., Naples, FL (US);
Inventors:
Zachary Ingwer, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Scott Sherman, Naples, FL (US);
Joel Zubizarreta, Naples, FL (US);
Assignee:
ARTHREX, INC., Naples, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/28 (2006.01); A61F 2/38 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/2846 (2013.01); A61F 2/30749 (2013.01); A61F 2/38 (2013.01); A61F 2/389 (2013.01); A61F 2/3859 (2013.01); A61F 2/30767 (2013.01); A61F 2002/285 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3085 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3093 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30332 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30354 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30535 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30579 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30624 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30878 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3895 (2013.01);
Abstract
A component of an artificial joint according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, inter alia, a hollow tube including bone ingrowth material. Further, the hollow tube is selectively expandable. The bone ingrowth material allows the component to become biologically fixed to adjacent bone. Further, expansion of the hollow tube increases friction between the hollow tube and the adjacent bone, which increases stability.